I recently read an interesting article about the poet Frank O’Hara who wrote a poetry book called “Lunch Poems”.
The article discussed these wonderful little poems about New York that O’Hara would whip out during his lunch break, usually 30 minutes or less. In plain language they captured the essence of the city around him. He never let the time interfere with his passion for writing and made writing at lunch his daily ritual.
It’s easy to allow our busy lives to be an excuse to not write letters. I have a two year old and, believe me, if anyone has a “busy” excuse it would be me. But I was so inspired by this article. Heck, I have to stop and eat lunch… why not eat for half my lunch and jot a letter for the other half? Just a quick note — love notes, thank you notes, appreciation notes, little poems. What can you write during your lunch hour?
Try it for a week and see what happens.
Tags: lunch letters, time management
